"... Well, I've heard bloody marvellous things so well done you. Very well done." Oh God, he was looking right at him and doing that tongue thing. He hated when he did that. He preferred indifferent Barty that sat there as he talked, barely nodding along. This was full attention Barty - he looked like a hungry snake!

"We've both been studying hard this year but I'm sure Ravenclaw won't come close to beating Slytherin this year." He liked to ramble. If he kept talking, Barty couldn't say anything scary so there. "I feel like it's your year so it's going to be wonderful to see how that all turns out."